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Book Deals: Week of October 21, 2019
Ballantine re-ups a major bestseller, HarperOne gets into the swing with Tiger Woods, Candlewick nabs a book based on a viral tweet, and more in this week's notable book deals.
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Book Deals: Week of October 14, 2019
Seven-figure deals dominate this week’s column, as publishers open their wallets in the run-up to this week’s Frankfurt Book Fair.
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S&S Nabs Ruhl’s Memoir, 'Smile,' in Seven-Figure Deal
In another major pre-Frankfurt Book Fair sale, Marysue Rucci at Simon & Schuster paid a rumored seven figures for a memoir by playwright Sarah Ruhl called 'Smile.'
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An Unsolicited Manuscript Becomes a Hot Pre-Frankfurt Property
The debut novel ‘A Kindness,’ which literary agent Helen Heller received a little over a week ago after responding to an unsolicited pitch letter, is gaining pre-Frankfurt Book Fair buzz after being preempted in the U.S. by Pamela Dorman for high six figures.
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Debut YA by Member of Chippewa Tribe Sells in Seven-Figure Deal
'The Firekeeper's Daughter' by Angeline Boulley was acquired by Tiffany Liao at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers after a 12-bidder auction.
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Yoon's Adult Debut, 'Version Zero,' Creates Pre-Frankfurt Scramble
Bestselling YA author David Yoon's adult debut, a speculative thriller called 'Version Zero,' is generating major buzz in the run-up to next week's Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Book Deals: Week of October 7, 2019
Harmony picks up a nonfiction book on nonmonogamy by a Bustle editor for six figs, Knopf buys a novel by Jim Carrey, and Doubleday takes a title from Bill Gates on climate change in this week's notable book deals.
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Book Deals: Week of September 30, 2019
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg sells her story, Ian McEwan unveils a Brexit novella, Bloomsbury buys the sophomore novel by the author of 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell,' and more in this week's notable book deals.
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Book Deals: Week of September 23, 2019
Knopf lands the duo behind the Paris climate agreement, William Morrow buys a novel about an American con woman, Plume invests in a series about female stars of the Democratic party, and more in this week's notable book deals.
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Book Deals: Week of September 16, 2019
Amy Einhorn spends big for a new novel by the author of 'American Dirt,' S&S nabs the debut by an up-and-coming PRH editor, Sourcebooks touts its own debut, and more in this week's notable book deals.
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